Paul Scoon
Sir Paul Godwin Scoon GCMG GCVO OBE (4 July 1935 – 2 September 2013) was a Grenadian politician who served as Governor-General of Grenada from 1978 to 1992. His tenure is notable for its hectic events related to the rise and fall of the People's Revolutionary Government, as well as his personal involvement and support of the invasion of Grenada.
Sir Paul Scoon | |
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Sir Paul Scoon in 1983 | |
| 2nd Governor-General of Grenada | |
| In office 30 September 1978 – 6 August 1992 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Sir Eric Gairy (1978–79) Maurice Bishop (1979–83) Bernard Coard (1983) Hudson Austin (1983) Nicholas Brathwaite (1983–84) Herbert Blaize (1984–89) Ben Jones (1989–90) Nicholas Brathwaite (1990–92) |
| Preceded by | Sir Leo de Gale |
| Succeeded by | Sir Reginald Palmer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 July 1935 Gouyave, British Windward Islands (now Gouyave, Grenada) |
| Died | 2 September 2013 (aged 78) St. Paul's, Grenada |
| Nationality | Grenadian citizenship |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater | University of Leeds University of Toronto |
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